The Quint’s Unique Bihar Mobile Election Coverage Is Talk of Town

The Quint’s unique smartphone based coverage of Bihar elections is the talk of the town.

‘Wise men’ of Darbhanga district in Bihar interact with The Quint’s Aakash Joshi. (Photo: The Quint)

During the Bihar elections, to get our readers the most in-depth reports from the ground, The Quint opted to travel light, but travel far. Literally.

All reporters were given a Motorola smartphone, the Moto X Play, and a selfie stick.

Travelling light allowed our reporters to reduce the stress and inconvenience that comes with the paraphernalia of a television unit.

You can check out The Quint’s coverage of the Bihar elections here.

And now, The Quint’s unique way of covering Bihar assembly elections has been noticed by the industry. Afaqs, Data Quest, The Quill and others have mentioned The Quint’s election coverage with a smartphone.

BJP leader Sushil Modi with The Quint’s Rishika Baruah. 

Unlike OB trucks and big cameras, the smartphone is a familiar, non-intimidating tool that allows people to open up and chat, not just about votes and politicians, but also their life situations.

Ritu Kapur, CEO, The Quint to Afaqs